Two-cycle internal-combustion engine



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TWO-CYCLE INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE Filed Feb. 9, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Jan. 22, 1946 TWO-CYCLE INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE Heinrich Schneider, Hamilton. Ohio, assignor to Schneider Brothers Company, a co partnership composed of Heinrich Schneider and Viva Schneider, Hamilton, Ohio, and Adolph G. Schneider and Erna Schneider, Mnncie, Ind.

Application February 9, 1944, Serial No. 521,805

26 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved internal combustion engine, and is particularly concerned with improvements in the scavenging and charging facilities or two-cycle Diesel engines.

The salient idea of the present invention is to open up the inlet and outlet port areas as much as possible and stream line air and exhaust passages, conduits, manifolds, and ports for minimum flow resistance, to obtain maximum power output at high engine speeds and supercharge the cylinder with air at higher pressure by virtue of back pressure produced by an exhaust turbine supercharger. All restriction devices, like valves and commonly used loading devices, in the air or exhaust conduits are eliminated, whereby to provide wide open passages for air and exhaust gases. The purpose is to get at high engine speed a maximum amount of air through the engine, inasmuch as the maximum engine power obtainable increases with the ambunt of air consumed by the engine.

Two methods of scavenging have been used extensivel heretofore, although both have well recognized objections. One of these is known as the loop-flow method, so called because the scavenging air is admitted through down-flow scavenging ports from one side or the cylinder and flows over the piston and against the opposite side wall and is there deflected upwardly and describes a loop as it travels upwardly toward the cylinder head and down again, finally being discharged through the exhaust ports arranged in the cylinder wall in a row above the scavenging ports. The other method, the back-flow scavenging, involves the use of a row of upflow ports in one side of the cylinder directed toward the cylinder wall opposite the exhaust ports, which are in a row on the other side of the cylinder from the scavenging ports, the two sets of ports forming a single belt around the cylinder, the scavenging ports taking up half or more the circumference and the exhaust ports the other hall or less oi the circumference. With that arrangement there is an upward flow of the scavenging air on, one side of the cylinder and a downflow of the exhaust gases followed by scavenging air on the exhaust port side. thus describing a loop similarly as with the other arrangement of ports.

Both old methods are objectionable because only a portion of the cylinder circumference is available for scavenging ports. and in the backflow method less than half of the circumference is available for the exhaust ports, and in the loopflow method the scavenging air impinges against the opposite cylinder well thus resulting in a serious drop in air velocity. All of these factors tend to reduce the engine's efiiciency andlimit its speed.

It is, therefore, the principal object of my invention to provide a new scavenging System, which, in eflect, combines the best features of the above described two older systems, making use of both downflow and upflow scavenging ports to produce the loop-flow without any impingement of the incoming air on the cylinder wall. The downflow and upflow scavenging ports, in accordance with my invention, together take up the entire circumference, the downiiow ports extending in a row around about one-half or more of the circumference and being below a row of exhaust ports, and the upflow scavenging ports completing the belt of scavenging ports and extending in a row over the remaining portion of the circumference. With this new arrangement of scavenging ports. the air from the downflow ports flowing over the top of the piston does not strike the opposite cylinder wall and lose part of its flow energy and velocity, but is deflected upwardly by the air admitted through the upflow ports, thereby directing it toward the comic.- shaped cylinder head, where it is deflected so as to flow downwardly along the opposite cylinder wall toward the exhaust ports. This arrangement has the advantages of affording larger scavenging port areas so that the necessary scavenging pressure and with it the power required to drive the blower is reduced, whereby economical operation at higher engine speeds becomes possi-- ble.

In accordance with myinvention, the scavenging ports viewed along the cylinder axis are directed toward a small area located about half way between the cylinder axis and the cylinder wall in which the upflow scavenging ports are located, whereby to eliminate any likelihood of impingement of scavenging air from the downflow port on the cylinder wall. as in the prior methods, and insure upward travel along the cylinder wall for loop-flow.

vision of ribs separating the exhaust ports, which are also of streamlined shape to direct the exhaust gases toward the exhaust maniiold with least turbulence and least loss in exhaust flow energy and velocity.

Still another feature of my invention is the arrangement of the ribs between the exhaust ports ofl'set substantially midway between the ribs separating the downflow scavenging ports therebeneath, so that there is the desired elasticity in the wall construction required for heat deformation.

Still another feature of my invention consists in having multiple cylinders arranged in a block having all of the aforesaid ports and ribs cast integral with the block, the block also having ducts cast integral therewith to receive tie-rods for interconnecting the top of the cylinder block with the .crankcase, thus relieving the cylinder block and particularly the ported section thereof of tensionstresses.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a cylinder and piston of an engine made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through three cylinders oi an engine block, the left-hand half being taken in the lower plane 2ar-2a of the scavenging ports and the right-hand half in the upper plane 2b-2b oi the exhaust ports;

Figs. 3, 4. and 5 are diagrammatic views illustrating the commonly known loop-flow method of scavenging, Fig. 4 being a horizontal section through the exhaust ports and Fig. 5 a horizontal section through the scavenging ports;

Figs. 6 and 7 are diagrammatic views illus trating the commonly known back-flow method of scavenging, Fig. 7 being a horizontal section through the ports;

Figs. 8. 9, and 10 are diagrammatic views illustrating the present novel method of scavenging, Fig. 9 being a section through the scavenging ports. and Fig. 16 a horizontal section through the exhaust ports. and

Fig. 11 is a series of small vertical sections through the ports A. B. C. and D in Fig. 1. illustrating the difference in angularlty.

The same reference numerals are applied to corresponding .parts throughout the views.

Referring briefly to Figs. 3, 4, and 5. the reference numeral l0 designates the downilow scavenging ports in the wall of the cylinder ll through which air is directed tangentially over the top l2 of the piston i I toward the opposite wall I. The air strikes the wall ll nearly at right angles and is thereby deflected and flows upwardly toward the cylinder head II. where it is again deflected and reverses its direction of flow, going downwardly along the cylinder wall it and out through the exhaust ports l1, driving ahead of it the exhaust gases. This is the loopflow method, which has been used extensively, despite the fact that there are obviously two objections: 'I'he scavenging air striking the wall It substantially at right angles loses much oi its flow energy and velocity, and the scavenging port area is relatively small thus necessitating higher scavenging pressure and accordingly increased power consumption i'or driving the blower. The net result is an engine of limited speed and power.

Referring briefly to Figs. 6 and 7, illustrating the back-now method of scavenging. the scavenglug air enters the upiiow scavenging ports 'Ii provided in the wall of the cylinder ll. These ports ll take up half or more of the circumference, as indicated in Fig. 7, and are directed toward the wall 20. The air flows upwardly along the wall 20 toward the cylinder head 2| and is there deflected again so as to flow downwardly along the wall 22, driving ahead of it the exhaust gases through the exhaust ports 23. Theseports 23, as shown in Fig. 7, are in a row extending around about half or less of the circumference of the cylinder. This method of scavenging has the objection that there is limited scavenging port area by reason of the location of the scavenging and exhaust ports in 'the same plane. The net result is an engine with limited speed and power.

Referring now briefly to Figs. 8, 9, and 10. lllustrating the present improved method of scavenging, 24 designates the downnow scavenging ports, 26 the upiiow scavenging ports, and 26 the exhaust ports provided in a row above the downilow scavenging ports. With this arrangement, the air from the downfiow ports 24 flowing over the piston top Ill does not ram against the opposite cylinder wall and lose part of its flow energy and velocity, but is directed upwardly at substantially its initial velocity by the air entering through the upflow ports 25. This important fact plus the fact that the cylinder head 21 is given a distinct cupola shape for ellicient reversal of the direction of the air results in this engine being operable at higher speeds and delivering more power. It is manifest that with the larger scavenging port area aflorded by a complete belt of scavenging ports 24, the necessary scavenging pressure is reduced and, therefore, the power required to drive the blower is reduced and the exhaust gases are more thoroughly expelled. The full belt of scavenging ports provide for cooling of the whole circumference of the piston top, thus allowing for higher power capacity of the engine.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, 2B designates one of the cylinders of my improved engine and 28 the piston therein. Thehead 30 of the piston has the top thereof dished or concaved slightly, as shown at H. The cylinders 28 are cast in multiple and are mounted on a crank case and have intercommunicating water jackets 33. 34 are cored air passages extending circumferentially of the several cylinders, to which air ducts iii are connected for delivery of scavenging air under pressure from a blower, 38 being a duct suitably supplied with air from the same blower and interconnecting the passages 24 on the opposite side of the block from the ducts I5 as appears in the left hand portion of Fig. 2. 31 designates the exhaust passages which are interconnected, as indicated at 38 in Fig. 2, and have communication with an exhaust manifold ll. The cylinder head 40, in which the cupola-shaped cylinder head portions 21 are provided. is arranged to be secured on the cylinder block in any suitable manner, but is preferably connected with the crank case by tie-rods ll entered through hollow columns in which ducts l2 and 3 are provided therefor between the cylinders and cast integral with the block, the columns in which ducts 42 are provided also having passages ll therein forming a part of the water jacket for circulation of cooling water around the cylinders.

The downflow scavenging ports 24 are provided in a row extending about two-thirds of the way around the circumierence o! the cylinder and the ribs ll therebetwcen are all directed toward an area ll about midway between the axis of the cylinder and the opposite side wall 01 in which the upflow scavenging ports II are provided. The ribs II are tapered inwardly toward the area ll, as indicated by the inwardly conversing sides ll thereof, and the outer edges ll are rounded to complete the streamlining, with a view to reducing substantially to a minimum the resistance to air flow through the ports II. The ribs ll between the upflow ports I! are similarly directed toward the area it, as clearly appears in m. 2, and are likewise tapered and of generally streamlined section. As a result of this arrangement of ports and direction of ribs, most of the scavenging air, about two-thirds of it, enters through the downfiow scavenging ports 24 and is discharged tangentially over the concave top ll of the piston head toward the area It, but before this air reaches the opposite side wall 41 of the cylinder. it encounters the air delivered into the cylinder through the upiiow scavenging ports '25 and is. therefore, directed upwardly along the wall substantially without .any loss in flow energy and velocity. The cupolashaped inside 21 of the cylinder head directs the air downwardly to complete the loop and the air flows downwardly along the other well ii toward and out through the exhaust ports It, driving ahead of it the exhaust gases.

The ribs 52 separating the exhaust ports it are all curved, with the exception of the middle rib it, to direct the exhaust gases toward the manifold it, and are. moreover, tapered toward the outer edges 54 to give a generally streamlined section. The ribs 51 are. moreover, offset relative to the ribs ll to points substantially midway between the ribs in order that the substantially horizontal wall II separating the two rows of ports 24 and II will provide portions having a certain elasticity to compensate for heat deformation. The exhaust ports 2!, as clearly appears in Fig. 2. are in a row extending more than half the way around the circumference of the cylinder opposite the upilow scavenging ports 2! and above the downiiow scavenging ports I4.

The upflow scavenging ports II are preferably made of greater height than the downdow scavenging ports II, as the latter are limited in height by the exhaust ports it above them. For high speed engines, the top of the exhaust ports 28 is arranged higher than usual, preferably between 25 and 50% of the piston stroke, to provide large areas for the exhaust and inlet ports. Instead of making all upflow scavenging P rts II at the same angle in relation to the cylinder bore, the angle of a few intermediate ports "-4! marked A, B, C, and D in Fig. l are at intermediate angles changin by graduations from the angle of the downilow ports II to the angle of the upflow ports II, as illustrated in Fig. ii. The ribs between the ports are made as narrow as practical, to have as much cylinder circumference available for the ports as possible.

The operation of the scavenging system of the present invention is believed to be clear from the previous description of Figs. 0-10. The invention avoids the objections of both previous arrangements of ports while retaining their advantageous features, larger scavenging port area beingobtainedbyreasonoftheprovisionoi'a complete belt of scavenging ports. which makes possible more perfect scavenging at relatively low scavenging pressure. The engine accordingly can be operated at higher speeds and with higher power output. This improved engine provides in combination with an exhaust turbine supercharger a most economical high power capacity power unit.

Regarding the claims, it should be understood that the term "under" where used to specify the location of the scavena'l w ports in relation to the exhaust ports is not to be taken as implying any limitation to vertical engines, but in a broader sense means that the scavenging ports are farther from the closed end of the cylinder than the exhaust ports.

I claim:

1. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a pinrality of exhaust ports arranged in a row on one side 0! the cylinder, and a plurality of crossflow scavenging ports arranged in a row under the exhaust ports ior directing scavenging air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality of upllow scavenging ports arranged in a row on the other side'of the cylinder for diresting scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, all of the scavenging and exhaust ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

2. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder having a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder and scavenging ports under the exhaust ports, including downnow and upfiow scavenging ports. all of the scavenging and exhaust ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

3. A two-cycle engine, comprising a'cylinder having a continuous belt oi scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part oi the circumference of said cylinder, all of the scavenging ports directing scavenging air away from the exhaust ports and extending symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder,

4-. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part of the circumference of said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to de-.

liver air streams across the cylinder tangentially over the top of the piston, the scavenging ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston and away from the exhaust ports toward the closed end of the cylinder, all of said ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

5. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports round the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part of the circumference oi said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams across the cylinder tangentially over the top 0! the piston, the scavenging ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder. the scavenging ports intermediate the cross-flow and upflow ports on opposite sides of the cylinder being arranged to deliver air streams at at least one intermediate angle. all of said ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

6. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part of the circumi'erence of said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams across the cylinder over the top of the piston, the scavenging ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, the scavenging ports intermediate the cross-flow and upflow ports on opposite sides the cylinder being arranged to deliver air streams at intermediate angles. the angles changing gradually from the angle oi the cross-flow scavenging ports to the extreme upward inclination of the upflow scavenging ports.

7. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference 01' said cylinder, and a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around in excess of half of the circumference oi said cylinder, the scavenging ports directing air away from the exhaust ports, all of said ports extending symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

8. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part oi the circumi'erence or said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams crosswise over the top of the piston, the scavenging ports located diametricalascasaa the axis of the cylinder and that side of the cylinder in which the upflow scavenging ports are provided.

10. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part of the circumierence of said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams crosswise over the top of the piston, the scavenging ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, said cylinder having ribs separating said scavenging ports, which are 01' inwardly-tapered cross-section with rounded outer edges, whereby to reduce resistance to inflow of air into said cylinder.

11. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only apart of the circumference of said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streamscrosswise over the top oi the piston, the scavenging ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed endof the cylinder,

said cylinder having ribs separating said exhaust ports, which are of generally streamlined cross-section and curved to direct the outflow of exhaust gases along predetermined courses from said cylinder with reduced turbulence and reduced loss in exhaust flow energy.

12. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference of said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the as scavenging ports around only a part 01' the cirly opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, the cross-flow scavenging ports extending throughout more than half of the circumierence of said cylinder and the upflow scavenging ports extending throughout the balance, namely, less than hall oi the circumferenc of said cylinder, the cross-flow and upflow scavenging ports and also the exhaust ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

9. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a continuous belt oi scavenging ports around the whole circumference oi said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part of the circumierence of said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams crosswise over the top of the piston. the scavengin ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, all of said scavenging ports in projection on a plane normal to the axis 0! said cylinder being directed toward a small but elongated, generally arcuate-shaped area inside the cylinder located halfway between cumference of said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams substantially tangentially across the top of the piston, the scavenging ports located diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, the scavenging ports on both sides of a median plane longitudinally of said cylinder through the middle of the row oi exhaust ports being directed at varying angles with respect to radii of said cylinder, increasing in anguiarity relative to the radii from the exhaust port side -of the cylinder toward the opposite side, the

exhaust ports being substantially radially dire'cted.

13. The method oi scavenging a two-cycle engine, which includes the steps of delivering air in a downward direction from one side of the cylinder substantially tangentially across the top of the piston toward the opposite side of the cylinder, and delivering other air in an upward direction from the latter side of the cylinder in directions that are symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder so as to cause the first mentioned air to be directed upwardly with it to flow upwardly substantially without turbulence along the latter side or the cylinder toward the closed end of the cylinder.

14. 'Ihe method of scavenging a two-cycle enassess:

gins, which includes the steps of delivering air in a crosswise direction irom one side of the cylinder tangentially over the top oi the piston toward the opposite side oi the cylinder, delivering other all in an'upward direction from the latter side of the cylinder in directions that are symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis oi said cylinder so as to cause the first mentioned air to be directed upwardly with it to now upwardly substantially without turbulence along the r v latter side oi the cylinder toward the closed end oi the cylinder. and discharging the exhaust gases from said cylinder above the point oi first mentioned delivery oi scavenging air, whereby to obtain the combined advantages oi the so-called loop scavenging methods and the so-called backilow scavenging method. a

15. A multl-cylinder two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder block, including a plurality oi paced substantially parallel cylinders. Pistons for said cylinders, each of said cylinders having a continuous belt of scavenging ports around the whole circumference-oi said cylinder, and a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports round only a part of the circumierence oi said cylinder, the scavenging ports under the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams downwardly over the top oi the piston. the scavenging ports diametrically opposite the exhaust ports being arranged to deliver air streams upwardly away from the piston toward the closed end oi the cylinder, two scavenging maniiolds extending lengthwise oi said cylinder block on opposite sides thereoi adapted ior delivering scavenging air simultaneously to the downiiow and upflow scavenging ports. and a single exhaust manifold extending lengthwise oi said cylinder block on one side thereoi communicating with the exhaust ports.

16. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder having a continuous belt oi scaven ing p rts around the whole circumierence oi said cylinder, and a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part of the circumierence oi said cylinder, said cylinder having ribs separating said exhaust ports and other ribs separating said scavenging ports, said ribs oi both sets extending longitudinally with respect to said cylinder and terminating in a common transverse wall separating the exhaust ports irom the adjacent scavenging ports, said exhaust port ribs being oiiset relative to said scavenging port ribs so that they are substantially above the middle oi the scavengin ports. whereby said transverse wall separating the sets oi portsis tree to deiorm with heat and flexibly connects the said sets oi ribs.

17. A multi-cylinder two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder block including a plurality oi spaced substantially parallel cylinders, each oi said cylinders having a continuous belt oi scavenging ports around the whole circumierence oi said cylinder, and a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging pom around only a part oi the circumference of said cylinder. each oi said cylinders having ribs separating said exhaust ports and other ribs separating said scavenging ports, said ribs oi both sets extending longitudinally with respect to said cylinder and terminating in a common transverse wallscparatingtheexhaustportgirom the adjacent scavenging ports. said exhaust port ribs being oiiset relative to said scavenging port ribs so that theyaresubstantiallyabovetbemiddleoithe scavenging ports. whereby said transverse wall separatingthesetsoiportsisireetodeiormwith heat and flexibly connects the said sets oi ribs. ducts in said block between cylinders extending substantially parallel with respect thereto, and he rods in said ducts rigidly interconnecting opposite end portions oi said cylinders in said block. whereby to relieve said port ribs from tension stresses in the operation oi the engine.

is. A mum-cylinder two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder block including a plurality oi spaced substantially parallel cylinders, each oi said cylinders having a continuous belt oi scavenging ports around the whole circumierenoe of said cylinder, and a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part oi the circumierence oi said cylinder, each oi said cylinders having ribs separating said exhaust ports and other-ribs separating said scavenging ports, said ribs 0! both sets extending longitudinally with respect to said cylinder and terminating in a common transverse wall separating the exhaust ports irom the adjacent scavenglng P rts. and tie rods r1816! interconnecting opposite end portions oi said cylinders in said block, whereby to relieve said port ribs irom tension stresses in the operation oi the ensine.

19. A multi-cylinder two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder block including a plurality oi spaced substantially parallel cylinders, each oi said cylinders having a continuous belt oi scavenging ports around the whole circumierence oi said cylinder, and a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row above the scavenging ports around only a part oi the circumierence oi said cylinder, each oi said cylinders having ribs separating said exhaust ports and other ribs separatmg said scavenging ports, said ribs oi both sets extending longitudinally with respect to said cylinder and terminating in a common transverse wall separating the exhaust ports irom the adiacent scavenging ports, ducts in said block between cylinders extending substantially parallel with respect thereto, and tie rods in said duets ri i ly interconnecting opposite end portions oi said cylinders in said block, whereby to relieve said port ribs from tension stresses in the operation oi the engine, said block having water packet portions, and certain oi said ducts being iormed as portions oi hollow columns interconnecting spaced P tions oi the Jacket through which cooling iluid is adapted to be circulated irom one portion oi the Jacket to another.

20. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a plurality oi exhaust ports arranged in a row on one sideoithecylinderinaplsnenormaitothcaxis oi the cylinder, and a plurality oi cross-now scavengingportsarrangedinarowinaplane parallel to the aioresaid plane under the exhaust ports for directing scavenging air tangentially over the top oi the piston, and a plurality oi upflow scavenging ports arranged in a row on the other side oi the cylinder in the same plane with the cross-flow scavenging ports ior directing scavg,

exhaust ports for directing scavenging air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality of upiiow scavenging ports arranged in a row on the other side of the cylinder for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end oi the cylinder, all or the scavenging and exhaust ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder, the closed end of the cylinder being cupola-shaped to facilitate return flow toward the exhaust ports.

22. A two-cycle engine. comprising a cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis oi said cylinder. and scavenging ports under the exhaust ports and all in a plane parallel to the aforesaid plane including downflow and upflow scavenging ports all directed away from the exhaust ports and all arranged symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

23. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis or said cylinder, and scavenging P rts under the exhaust ports and all in a plane parallel to the aforesaid plane including downilow and upflow scavenging ports all directed away from the exhaust ports and all arranged symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder, the closed upper end 01' the cylinder being cupola-shaped to facilitate return flow oi air from the upiiow scavenging ports toward the exhaust ports.

24. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports of a predetermined height arranged in a row on one side oi th cylinder in a plane normal to the axis of said cylinder. and a complete circle of scaven ing ports in a plane parallel to the first plane including a plurality of cross-now scavenging P rts of a predetermined height under the exhaust ports for directing scavenuing air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality oi upilow scavenging ports oi appreciably greater height than the cross-flow scavenging ports on the other side 01' the cylinder from the cross-flow scavenging ports and exhaust ports for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder.

25. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a plurality oi exhaust ports of a predetermined height arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis of said cylinder, and a complete circle of scavenging ports in a plane parallel to the first plane including a plurality of cross-flow scavenging ports of a predetermined height under the exhaust ports ior directing scavenging air tangentially over the top or the piston, and a pluralit of upnow scavenging P rts of appreciably greater height than the cross-flow scavenging ports on the other side of the cylinder from the cross-flow scavenging ports and exhaust ports for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end oi the cylinder. all oi the scavenging ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

26. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein. said cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports of a predetermined height arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis or said cylinder, and a complete circle 0! scavenging ports in a plane parallel to the first plane including a plurality oi cross-flow scavenging ports of a predetermined height under the exhaust ports for directing scavenging air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality of upilow scavenging ports of appreciably greater height than the cross-flow scavenging ports on the other side of the cylinder from the cross-now scavenging ports and exhaust ports for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, the closed upper end oi said cylinder being cupolashaped so as to facilitate return flow of air from the upilow scavenging ports toward the exhaust ports.

HEINRICH SCHNEIDER.

Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,393,342.

January 22, 1946.

HEINRICH SCHNEIDER It is hereby certified that errors appear in the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: In the heading to the printed specification, lines 7 and 8, for

Adolph G. Schneider read Adol G. Schneider; page 5, second column, line 48, claim 19, for packet" read jacket; an that these corrections therein that the Patent Ofl'lce.

the said Letters Patent should be read with same may conform to the record of the case in the Signed and sealed this 28th day of May, A. D. 1946.

LESLIE First Assistant Commissioner of Patents.

exhaust ports for directing scavenging air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality of upiiow scavenging ports arranged in a row on the other side of the cylinder for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end oi the cylinder, all or the scavenging and exhaust ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder, the closed end of the cylinder being cupola-shaped to facilitate return flow toward the exhaust ports.

22. A two-cycle engine. comprising a cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis oi said cylinder. and scavenging ports under the exhaust ports and all in a plane parallel to the aforesaid plane including downflow and upflow scavenging ports all directed away from the exhaust ports and all arranged symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

23. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis or said cylinder, and scavenging P rts under the exhaust ports and all in a plane parallel to the aforesaid plane including downilow and upflow scavenging ports all directed away from the exhaust ports and all arranged symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder, the closed upper end 01' the cylinder being cupola-shaped to facilitate return flow oi air from the upiiow scavenging ports toward the exhaust ports.

24. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports of a predetermined height arranged in a row on one side oi th cylinder in a plane normal to the axis of said cylinder. and a complete circle of scaven ing ports in a plane parallel to the first plane including a plurality of cross-now scavenging P rts of a predetermined height under the exhaust ports for directing scavenuing air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality oi upilow scavenging ports oi appreciably greater height than the cross-flow scavenging ports on the other side 01' the cylinder from the cross-flow scavenging ports and exhaust ports for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder.

25. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein, said cylinder having a plurality oi exhaust ports of a predetermined height arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis of said cylinder, and a complete circle of scavenging ports in a plane parallel to the first plane including a plurality of cross-flow scavenging ports of a predetermined height under the exhaust ports ior directing scavenging air tangentially over the top or the piston, and a pluralit of upnow scavenging P rts of appreciably greater height than the cross-flow scavenging ports on the other side of the cylinder from the cross-flow scavenging ports and exhaust ports for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end oi the cylinder. all oi the scavenging ports being symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane through the axis of said cylinder.

26. A two-cycle engine, comprising a cylinder and a piston therein. said cylinder having a plurality of exhaust ports of a predetermined height arranged in a row on one side of the cylinder in a plane normal to the axis or said cylinder, and a complete circle 0! scavenging ports in a plane parallel to the first plane including a plurality oi cross-flow scavenging ports of a predetermined height under the exhaust ports for directing scavenging air tangentially over the top of the piston, and a plurality of upilow scavenging ports of appreciably greater height than the cross-flow scavenging ports on the other side of the cylinder from the cross-now scavenging ports and exhaust ports for directing scavenging air away from the piston toward the closed end of the cylinder, the closed upper end oi said cylinder being cupolashaped so as to facilitate return flow of air from the upilow scavenging ports toward the exhaust ports.

HEINRICH SCHNEIDER.

Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,393,342.

January 22, 1946.

HEINRICH SCHNEIDER It is hereby certified that errors appear in the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: In the heading to the printed specification, lines 7 and 8, for

Adolph G. Schneider read Adol G. Schneider; page 5, second column, line 48, claim 19, for packet" read jacket; an that these corrections therein that the Patent Ofl'lce.

the said Letters Patent should be read with same may conform to the record of the case in the Signed and sealed this 28th day of May, A. D. 1946.

LESLIE First Assistant Commissioner of Patents. 

